Systems Engineer (Excavator Automation)
Job description
System engineer on Gravis Robotics' autonomy team, working at the intersection of system engineering, integration, field deployments and debugging for autonomous excavators in real construction environments. The role validates system behavior, investigates failures in the field, and acts as a technical bridge between field and engineering teams.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote
What you'll do
- Validate system behavior across machines, environments, and operating conditions
- Identify edge cases, failure modes, and operational limits
- Collaborate with engineering teams on making technical decisions on a system level
- Investigate system failure during field testing or deployments
- Apply hotfixes when appropriate
- Support or conduct deployments if needed, especially pilots or beta customers
- Support/conduct atypical deployments, pilots, and beta customers
- Capture lessons learned from deployments and feed them back into system testing and design
- Help prioritize fixes and improvements based on real-world impact
- Help train field engineers and keep them in touch with fast evolving autonomy capabilities
What we're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, or a closely related field
- 2+ years of hands-on experience working with complex systems (automation, robotics, vehicles, heavy machinery, industrial equipment, or similar)
- Strong system-level troubleshooting and debugging skills
- C++ and Python programming skills, proficiency in git systems
- Proficiency in Linux systems
- Comfortable working in field environments (construction sites, test yards, deployments)
- Ability to travel abroad, according to needs of the business
- Driver's license B category
Nice to have
- Experience with excavators, heavy equipment, or off-road vehicles
- Field testing experience
- Familiarity with communication technologies such as DDS, Zenoh, LCM etc.
- Experience in motion planning or control
- Experience in robotic competitions
Your team
Autonomy team
Builds autonomous systems for excavators operating in real construction environments.
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About Gravis Robotics
Bringing Physical AI to the construction industry, turning heavy construction machines into autonomous robots
Gravis Robotics is a high-growth Series A start-up backed by SoftBank, bringing Physical AI to the construction industry. Gravis began as an ETH Zurich spin-out, and its combination of learning-based automation and augmented remote control lets one operator safely conduct a fleet of earthmoving machines in a gamified environment. The Gravis RACK is a machine-agnostic retrofit kit that adds autonomy to excavators and wheel loaders from 10 to 100+ tonnes: LiDAR and camera sensing, GNSS RTK, networking hardware and rugged edge compute that works offline. Paired with the Slate tablet and Copilot software, it lets an operator run a machine manually, with AI assistance, or fully autonomously.
Mission
Bring Physical AI to the construction industry, turning heavy construction machines into autonomous robots
Key facts
- Robotics / construction technology
- Series A start-up backed by SoftBank
- ETH Zurich spin-out
- Deployed across multiple countries with leading construction and equipment partners
- Gravis RACK retrofit kit adds autonomy to excavators and wheel loaders from 10 to 100+ tonnes